The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report Sustainable and Integrated Labor Services (SAILS) (P177240) Sustainable and Integrated Labor Services (SAILS) (P177240) SOUTH ASIA | Maldives | Social Protection & Jobs Global Practice | IBRD/IDA | Investment Project Financing | FY 2022 | Seq No: 4 | ARCHIVED on 25-Mar-2024 | ISR58631 | Implementing Agencies: Maldives Pension Administration Office, Ministry of Higher Education, Labour and Skills Development, Republic of Maldives Key Dates Key Project Dates Bank Approval Date: 27-May-2022 Effectiveness Date: 26-Sep-2022 Planned Mid Term Review Date: 28-Mar-2025 Actual Mid-Term Review Date: Original Closing Date: 30-Jun-2027 Revised Closing Date: 30-Jun-2027 pdoTable Project Development Objectives Project Development Objective (from Project Appraisal Document) To improve social protection coverage and employability of Maldivian workers. Has the Project Development Objective been changed since Board Approval of the Project Objective? No Components Table Name Integrated Labor Market Services:(Cost $8.70 M) Strengthening Social Insurance:(Cost $14.30 M) Project Management:(Cost $1.00 M) Contingent Emergency Response Component (CERC) Overall Ratings Name Previous Rating Current Rating Progress towards achievement of PDO Satisfactory Moderately Satisfactory Overall Implementation Progress (IP) Satisfactory Moderately Satisfactory Overall Risk Rating Moderate Moderate Implementation Status and Key Decisions A core activity of the project is the design and implementation of the Unemployment Insurance (UI) scheme. The UI Bill has not yet been approved and therefore all related activities are on hold, resulting in delayed implementation. The recruitment of key personnel is also on hold (CEO of Jobs Center and key staff for PMU) and expected to be appointed/recruited after elections in April/May 2024. The mandate of Labor has been shifted to the Ministry of Higher Education, Labor, and Skills Development (MOHELSD). 3/25/2024 Page 1 of 7 The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report Sustainable and Integrated Labor Services (SAILS) (P177240) Risks Systematic Operations Risk-rating Tool Risk Category Rating at Approval Previous Rating Current Rating Political and Governance Substantial Substantial Substantial Macroeconomic Substantial Substantial Substantial Sector Strategies and Policies Moderate Moderate Moderate Technical Design of Project or Program Moderate Moderate Moderate Institutional Capacity for Implementation and Substantial Substantial Substantial Sustainability Fiduciary Moderate Moderate Moderate Environment and Social Moderate Moderate Moderate Stakeholders Moderate Moderate Moderate Other -- -- Moderate Overall Moderate Moderate Moderate Results PDO Indicators by Objectives / Outcomes Improved resilience against shocks IN01363809 ►Coverage of the unemployment insurance program (Percentage, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 0.00 0.00 50.00 Date 30-Jun-2022 13-Jul-2023 16-Feb-2024 30-Jun-2027 Comments: Percentage of labor force enrolled in and actively contributing to the UI program IN01363891 Coverage of unemployment insurance program (female workers) (Percentage, Custom Supplement) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 0.00 0.00 50.00 Enhanced employability of workers IN01363810 3/25/2024 Page 2 of 7 The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report Sustainable and Integrated Labor Services (SAILS) (P177240) ►Job placement rate of ES program participants (Percentage, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 55.00 0.00 0.00 70.00 Date 30-Jun-2022 13-Jul-2023 16-Feb-2024 30-Jun-2027 Former ES program participants employed within 6 months of commencing the ES program, expressed as Comments: a percentage of all ES program participants. IN01363892 Job placement rate of female ES program participants (Percentage, Custom Supplement) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 50.00 0.00 0.00 65.00 IN01363893 ►Number of partnerships established by Job Center with schemes promoting priority areas (Number, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 0.00 0.00 9.00 Date 30-Jun-2022 13-Jul-2023 16-Feb-2024 30-Jun-2027 The indicator will track the number of formal partnerships established by the Job Center with government or non-government programs. These partnerships will be directed at boosting employment in the specific Comments: area, and thereby increase both the opportunities available to job-seekers and the likelihood of these schemes succeeding in creating new jobs of strategic importance. IN01363894 Partnerships with programs promoting green and blue economy jobs (Number, Custom Breakdown) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 0.00 0.00 3.00 Date 30-Jun-2022 13-Jul-2023 16-Feb-2024 30-Jun-2027 IN01363895 Partnerships with programs promoting local employment in the tourism sector (Number, Custom Breakdown) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 0.00 0.00 3.00 Date 30-Jun-2022 13-Jul-2023 16-Feb-2024 30-Jun-2027 IN01363896 Partnerships with programs promoting female employment (Number, Custom Breakdown) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 0.00 0.00 3.00 Date 30-Jun-2022 13-Jul-2023 16-Feb-2024 30-Jun-2027 Intermediate Results Indicators by Components 3/25/2024 Page 3 of 7 The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report Sustainable and Integrated Labor Services (SAILS) (P177240) Component 1. Integrated Labor Market Services IN01363897 ►ES program established and functioning (Yes/No, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value No No No Yes Date 30-Jun-2022 13-Jul-2023 16-Feb-2024 30-Jun-2027 ES program legislation approved by Parliament, required regulations are enacted and program is Comments: providing services as outlined in the Project Operations Manual. IN01363900 ►Share of UI benefit claimants participating in the ES program (Percentage, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 0.00 0.00 100.00 Date 30-Jun-2022 13-Jul-2023 16-Feb-2024 30-Jun-2027 Percentage of UI benefit claimants during the 12-month reference period who complied with the Comments: requirement of active participation in the ES as stated in the program rules IN01363903 ►Share of atolls with local Job Center case manager (Percentage, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 8.30 8.30 100.00 Date 30-Jun-2022 13-Jul-2023 16-Feb-2024 30-Jun-2027 Share of atolls with at least one local Job Center case manager performing prescribed ES program Comments: functions. IN01363908 Share of Job Center case managers who are female (Percentage, Custom Supplement) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 100.00 83.00 30.00 IN01363909 ►ES case managers per thousand beneficiaries (Number, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 0.00 0.00 8.00 Date 30-Jun-2022 13-Jul-2023 16-Feb-2024 30-Jun-2027 Comments: Ratio of Job Center case managers to average number of ES active participants (in thousands) Component 2. Strengthening Social Insurance 3/25/2024 Page 4 of 7 The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report Sustainable and Integrated Labor Services (SAILS) (P177240) IN01363898 ►Unemployment insurance program established and functioning (Yes/No, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value No No No Yes Date 30-Jun-2022 13-Jul-2023 16-Feb-2024 30-Jun-2027 UI program legislation passed by the People's Majlis, required regulations are enacted and program is Comments: providing services as outlined in the Project Operations Manual. IN01363901 ►Share of MRPS beneficiaries with active UI accounts (Percentage, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 0.00 0.00 100.00 Date 30-Jun-2022 13-Jul-2023 16-Feb-2024 30-Jun-2027 Share of MRPS participants registered for the UI program and holding an individual account with a Comments: positive balance IN01363904 ►UI fund reserves (months of benefit payments) (Months, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 0.00 0.00 12.00 Date 30-Jun-2022 13-Jul-2023 16-Feb-2024 30-Jun-2027 Number of months' worth of UI benefits payable out of the solidarity fund and all individual accounts, if all Comments: claimants were to be paid simultaneously. This is a measure of the sustainability of the UI fund. IN01363906 ►MPAO information management capacity enhanced (Yes/No, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value No No No Yes Date 30-Jun-2022 13-Jul-2023 16-Feb-2024 30-Jun-2027 MPAO information management capacity enhanced by establishment of data warehouse and dedicated Comments: data analysis department. IN01363910 ►Days between benefit claim and payment of benefits (Days, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 0.00 0.00 28.00 Date 30-Jun-2022 13-Jul-2023 16-Feb-2024 30-Jun-2027 Average time elapsed (in business days) from receipt of a valid UI benefit claim to first payment of Comments: benefits to the claimant. 3/25/2024 Page 5 of 7 The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report Sustainable and Integrated Labor Services (SAILS) (P177240) Component 3. Support for Project Implementation IN01363899 ►Beneficiary satisfaction with UI program (Percentage, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 0.00 0.00 70.00 Date 30-Jun-2022 13-Jul-2023 16-Feb-2024 30-Jun-2027 Share of UI program benefit claimants expressing that they are satisfied with the program 12 months after Comments: first applying for benefits IN01363902 ►Beneficiary satisfaction with the ES program (Percentage, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 0.00 0.00 70.00 Date 30-Jun-2022 13-Jul-2023 16-Feb-2024 30-Jun-2027 Share of ES program enrollees expressing that they are satisfied with the program 12 months after Comments: enrollment, expressed as percentage of beneficiary feedback survey respondents IN01363905 ►Employer satisfaction with the ES program (Percentage, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 0.00 0.00 70.00 Date 30-Jun-2022 13-Jul-2023 16-Feb-2024 30-Jun-2027 Share of employers registered with Job Center expressing that they are satisfied with the service, Comments: expressed as percentage of employer feedback survey respondents. IN01363907 ►Grievances addressed within two weeks (Percentage, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 0.00 0.00 80.00 Date 30-Jun-2022 13-Jul-2023 16-Feb-2024 30-Jun-2027 Share of grievances registered in the Job Center or online portal which are given an initial response within Comments: two weeks of submission Performance-Based Conditions Data on Financial Performance Disbursements (by loan) 3/25/2024 Page 6 of 7 The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report Sustainable and Integrated Labor Services (SAILS) (P177240) Project Loan/Credit/TF Status Currency Original Revised Cancelled Disbursed Undisbursed % Disbursed P177240 IDA-E0460 Effective USD 24.00 24.00 0.00 0.79 22.23 3.4% Key Dates (by loan) Project Loan/Credit/TF Status Approval Date Signing Date Effectiveness Date Orig. Closing Date Rev. Closing Date P177240 IDA-E0460 Effective 27-May-2022 04-Jul-2022 26-Sep-2022 30-Jun-2027 30-Jun-2027 Cumulative Disbursements Restructuring History There has been no restructuring to date. Related Project(s) There are no related projects. 3/25/2024 Page 7 of 7